PR No. 145-2024

08 November 2024, Ottawa. Ambassador Austria visited Royal Star Foods Lobster  Plant in Tignish, a town 142 kilometers away from Prince Edward Island’s (PEI) capital city of Charlottetown and in the northwestern tip of the Island. Royal Star is one of Eastern Canada’s  largest seafood processing plants and employs more than 260 Filipinos. Majority of the company’s workforce is Filipino. They man the plant’s production and logistics. Ambassador Austria and her team took the time to speak with the workers and tour the plant. Workers in the fish plants are one of the most vulnerable migrants in Canada. Ambassador Austria’s visit is part of the Embassy’s effort to continuously monitor their condition and bring the Embassy’s services closer to the workers.

Ambassador Austria and her team went on a three--day visit to PEI to meet with the Filipino community and check on Filipinos working in the Province. During the visit, she discussed with PEI government officials ways to address the barriers to recognition of foreign credentials, strengthen the Filipino community and promote trade and investments.

She was accompanied by Consul General Rea Oreta, Officer in-Charge of the Migrant Workers Office in Toronto, Benny Reyes, Trade Commissioner for Canada Mario Tani and former Philippine Honorary Consul in Charlottetown, Leticia La Rosa. END